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Beautiful spring weather means a lot of things, but for gardeners it means that we finally get to get out and get our hands in the dirt. We all have projects on the clipboard, things we’d like to do in the yard this spring. In this post I am going to compile a list of… Click here to read more…
Lori is a Member of Our Backyard Growers Business Center, that’s why her nursery is being featured here. We are a licensed and inspected family owned propagation nursery in the historic town of Scenery Hill, Pa. For those of you that have not heard of Scenery Hill, we are about an hour South of Pittsburgh,… Click here to read more…
This is one hot item that I never see available in Our Members Area, and usually just about every plant imaginable is available in our members are at deep wholesale prices. This is an item that would sell like crazy! I picked up a Weeping Pussy Willow from a local wholesale growers a couple of… Click here to read more…
This below video is just a silly video. When I first built The Underground Donkey House with the really small doorway with the rope door someone said; “I’d love to see them go through that door.” Well . . . better late than ever, here’s Fergus putting himself to bed.
Hillbilly Chapel Farm 15121 Carpenter Road Townville, PA 16360 Shawn and Carrie are Members of Our Backyard Growers Business Center which is why their nursery is featured on this site. Meet Us at the Chapel! Come on over and visit with us for a spell at the Hillbilly Chapel Farm. The Amy family, Pa (Shawn),… Click here to read more…
Couple things you should know about a tree like this. A Laceleaf Weeping Japanese maple this size has a retail value of around $2,000. Seriously. In Our Members Area you can buy rare Japanese maples like this and so many other varieties for as little as $12 or $15. Small ones of course, but still… Click here to read more…
Every year we host a big get together for or Our Backyard Grower Members. I’ve been doing this since at least 2003, it’s been so long I can’t even remember. We’ve just set the date for our 2020 Backyard Growers Shindig. Since this is a members only event we only post the date, time and… Click here to read more…
When I first got my Kubota Tractor one of the first things that I discovered was that pouring diesel fuel out of a five gallon can into funnel while standing on the running board of the tractor was not that easy. And usually it ended up with diesel fuel everywhere. I started searching for a… Click here to read more…
Who cares that Mike had a birthday? That’s a good question. But people have no been following me online now since 1999, that’s 21 years, and I know some like to know what’s going on with me. So I am going to ask you. Do you care? Do you like posts like this or are… Click here to read more…
Macrophylla hydrangeas are some of the most popular hydrangeas because they have large leaves, large blooms that are often very colorful. But they can also be less hardy than those in the Hydrangea paniculata family which are mostly white, off white, lime green. The Macrophyllas come in all kinds of beautiful colors. As growers or… Click here to read more…
The ultimate example of re-use, recycle, re-purpose! In the fall as soon as the temps start to drop the donkeys start to grow a lot of extra hair for winter protection. They get these crazy big eye brows, a thick mane and extra hair all over their bodies. Come spring it all starts to fall… Click here to read more…
You know what they say right? Free? If something is free then it probably has no value. When it comes to gardeners nothing could be further than the truth. What could be valuable to a gardener? Both compost and mulch are like gold to a gardener. And they both can be quite costly if you… Click here to read more…
This spring the retail store garden tractor that I bought in 2010 finally died to the point that I just didn’t want to spend any more money on it. I’m not going to bash the brand, but I will say that I disliked that tractor from the time I bought it. Back in 2010 I… Click here to read more…
Hosta often get sold short because people think they’ve seen all the hostas that they want to see and often tell me; “I’ve got hosta, I don’t need anymore hosta!” When in fact they simply are not familiar with all of the really interesting varieties of hosta that are out there and not usually available… Click here to read more…
Robin’s Backyard Nursery 15 Arthur St. Forest Ontario Canada Robin is a Member of Our Backyard Growers Business Center which is why her nursery is featured here. Visit Robin’s Backyard Nursery for a real treat. We are only a short 30 minute drive from Sarnia, Strathroy or Grand Bend just off highway 21 in Forest…. Click here to read more…
The damage you see in the above photo is called Vertcillium Wilt. Verticillium wilt attacks all kinds of plants, usually with devastating results. I’ve had it attack at least three if not four of my pretty mature Japanese maples. Verticillium Wilt is a soil borne, fungal type of disease that affects the plants ability to… Click here to read more…
No matter what kind of work you are doing in your yard or in your backyard nursery it’s always nice to have an easy way to move things around. Our biggest challenge at Mike’s Plant Farm is being about to safely move our freshly potted plants from the potting area to the area in the… Click here to read more…
Why would you need an underground root cellar? An underground root cellar can provide you a place to store plants, or plant bulbs, anything that you want to protect from freezing. I build mine to store rare Japanese maples that I’d get shipped in during the winter months but couldn’t plant out until spring. One… Click here to read more…
Spencer Parsons with his winning tomato at the annual Cartersville Farmers Market Tomato Festival. Spencer is a Member of Our Backyard Growers Business Center which is why he is being featured here. I am a former web/mobile developer putting my college degree to good use: making baby plants!! I’ve been in the landscaping business for… Click here to read more…
Brace Land Nursery 376 Pond Hill Mt Rd Wapwallopen PA 18660 Paul Brace is a long time Member of Our Backyard Growers Business Center. Old Fashioned quality, value, and customer service, located in a peaceful country setting! Brace Land Nursery, Wapwallopen PA is within pleasant driving distance of Wilkes-Barre, Berwick, Mountain Top, Nanticoke, and Hazleton… Click here to read more…
